National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

"Ensuring Sustainable Development​"

Ongoing Projects

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action on Integrated Waste Management and Biogas Production project in Uganda (NEMA Waste to Biogas Project)

June 10, 2025Comments (0)

NEMA in partnership with Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development with support from the United National Development Program (UNDP) and funding …

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Institutional Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in Uganda (ABS)

June 10, 2025Comments (0)

The project is financed by Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to a tune of USD2,560,842 for a…

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Capacity Building and Regional Cooperation for Detection, Prevention and Management of Transboundary Zoonotic Diseases at the Human- Wildlife-Livestock Interface across Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan

June 10, 2025Comments (0)

The project was supported by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity  through  Bio-Bridge  Initiative  (BBI).  The  project  was  …

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Project for the review and update of the National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention

June 10, 2025Comments (0)

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) seeks to protect human health and the environment from a group of chemicals known as …

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Pilot project on the management of single use plastics

June 10, 2025Comments (0)

NEMA received funding (USD8,000) from UNEP as the competent Authority for the Basel Convention to conduct a pilot project on management of single …

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Ozone Project

June 10, 2025Comments (0)

The project is in line with the implementation of the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer and those that cause global …

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News Updates

NEMA meets Environemntal and Social Impact Assessors from across the country to improve ESIA service delivery

July 17, 2025
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A technical team from National Environment Management Authority – Kenya visits NEMA Uganda for environment management benchmarking

June 17, 2025
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NEMA Engages with World Bank Delegates to Strengthen Uganda’s Environmental and Social Systems

June 5, 2025
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NEMA rallies communities in Kabale to join in tree planting.

June 2, 2025
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NEMA commits to collaborates closely with Lead Agencies in Bukedi for environmental conservation

May 28, 2025
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NEMA trains SOWU stakeholders practical knowledge on how to estimate greenhouse gas and air pollutant emmisions.

May 26, 2025
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NEMA through its Compliance Assistance Unit engaged stakeholders from the government ministries, departments, agencies and the private sector from Kampala industrial Park, Namave on initiatives that foster green development, circularity and pollution free production.

May 23, 2025
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The cost-benefit analysis for using single use plastics is not profitable to the government of Uganda - Barirega Akankwasah tells private sector actors.

May 20, 2025
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Dr. Barirega Akankwasah, the executive director of NEMA advised waste handlers to invest in value addition to waste.

April 28, 2025
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Dr. Barirega Akankwasah called upon cultural institutions to document and revive all traditional environment practices that are of value towards environmental conservation.

April 28, 2025
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